Workers prepare to remove debris that fell from a wall above handicapped parking spots at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. Officials can be seen on the roof of the building, surveying the damage. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

Workers prepare to remove debris that fell from a wall above handicapped parking spots at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. Officials can be seen on the roof of the ... more

Photo: PHILIP KAMRASS

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An official stands on the roof while photographing the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

An official stands on the roof while photographing the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ... more

Officials stand on the roof while surveying the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

Officials stand on the roof while surveying the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall in Delmar, NY on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ( ... more

Photo: PHILIP KAMRASS

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An official stands on the roof while photographing the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ( Philip Kamrass / Times Union ) less

An official stands on the roof while photographing the damage to a wall above handicapped parking spots that partially collapsed, at the Bethlehem Town Hall on Tuesday Mar. 1, 2011 in Delmar, NY. ( Philip ... more

Photo: PHILIP KAMRASS

Bricks fall from roof of Town Hall

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BETHLEHEM -- Engineers are evaluating repairs for the Town Hall's roof after a fixture crumbled Tuesday morning, sending bricks and mortar tumbling onto four cars below.

A section of the parapet, a wall-like barrier at the edge of the roof, came loose about 10 a.m., likely because of damage caused by the harsh winter, said Town Supervisor Sam Messina.

No one was injured, he said.

"We knew of the problem, but we didn't know it had developed so severely so quickly," said Messina, who had been leaving the building around that time to attend a meeting. "We were studying it in early spring. We were going to have someone come in to repair and replace it."

The four cars in the parking lot belonged to people attending a voluntary seniors' program at Town Hall, Messina said.

Police drove them home, and tow trucks took the cars away.

The two entrances in front of Town Hall were closed, but an entrance in the back remained open. The area was blocked off.